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[ ahy-reyt, ahy-reyt ] / aɪˈreɪt, ˈaɪ reɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irate ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveangry; enraged: an irate customer. arising from or characterized by anger: an irate letter to the editor. Origin of irateFirst recorded in 1830–40; from Latin īrātus, past participle of īrāscī “to be angry, get angry”; see irascible, -ate1 SYNONYMS FOR irate1 furious, irritated, provoked. SEE SYNONYMS FOR irate ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR irateSEE ANTONYMS FOR irate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM iratei·rate·ly, adverbi·rate·ness, nounnon·i·rate, adjectivenon·i·rate·ly, adverbWords nearby irateIrapuato, Iraq, Iraqi, IRAS, irascible, irate, Irazu, IRB, irbesartan, Irbid, Irbil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irateIn one episode, two undercover air marshals subdued and handcuffed the irate traveler in question. Solution to Seat Rage: No More Reclining|Will Doig|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the time of this writing, over 800 irate comments follow the post. The Schools That Starve Students to Punish Deadbeat Parents|Brandy Zadrozny|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Who but an irate headmaster ever referred to Jack Nicholson by his surname? Jack Nicholson Deserves a Better Biography Than This|Christopher Bray|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST How wrong is the Tea Party, irate and ill-tempered as it may be, in its critique of government operations? Obama’s 2012 Campaign Prepped for Disaster. Obamacare Didn’t.|Lloyd Green|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As protestors and irate MKs demonstrate, this cannot change with one Supreme Court ruling. Why the Israeli Supreme Court Ruling on African Migrants Isn't Enough|Aaron Magid|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST I would rather face an army of irate stockholders than our guests this evening. The King's Men|Robert Grant, John Boyle O'Reilly, J. S. Dale, and John T. Wheelwright I want to know,” said the irate matron, “how much money my husband drew out of this bank last week. Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I|Various He felt like an irate frog in whose bowl has been put goldfish. Flappers and Philosophers|F. Scott Fitzgerald Placing it before the irate lady, he fled as though determined to debar a third repudiation. A Versailles Christmas-Tide|Mary Stuart Boyd She was startled and happy at the same time, and hardly heard the irate father's words of blame. The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains|Anna Goldmark Gross
British Dictionary definitions for irate
adjectiveincensed with anger; furious marked by extreme angeran irate letter Derived forms of irateirately, adverbWord Origin for irateC19: from Latin īrātus enraged, from īrascī to be angry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to irateenraged, infuriated, livid, incensed, furious, indignant, annoyed, irritated, exasperated, angered, mad, provoked, up in arms, wrathful, fuming, piqued, riled, steamed, ticked off, worked up |